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What do you understand by the term impulse of force?


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  1. The force which acts on a body for a small duration of time, but produces a significant change in its momentum, is called impulse of force.
  2. Impulse of force acting on a body can be determined as a product of force and short time interval for which it acts on a body.
  3. Impulseofforce=Force×Shortintervaloftime

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